Ed Dowd

Governor Eric Greitens of Missouri was indicted on Thursday, February 22 on a felony of invasion of privacy charge. The charge grows out of an admitted extramarital affair when Greitens was charged with taking an compromising photo of a woman and then threatened her with retribution if she revealed the relationship.

The governor has retained NAFUSA member Ed Dowd to represent him and Dowd was all over the national media today defending his client. Dowd said the charge was baseless and that he would be filing a motion to dismiss. Dowd said the governor had offered to meet with the prosecutor, but that she had refused and “proceeded to file an indictment that has no facts.”

Dowd served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri (1993-1999) and is a former president of NAFUSA and a life member. He currently practices with Dowd Bennett LLP in St. Louis.